Staigue Fort

At Castlecove, 8mi/13km west of Sneem, a very narrow road leaves the N70 on the right and comes in just over 1mi/2km to a large stone fort on a hill between two valleys. This is Staigue Fort (National Monument), a circular structure of drystone walling, 90ft/27m in diameter and over 16ft/5m high, surrounded by a ditch. The walls are 13ft/4m thick, with staircases on the inside and small chambers in the thickness of the wall.